The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-08-19

one of the largest and best distilleries in this
country is located at Omaha, sending much
of its product of alcohol, highwines and
whisky to Europe and California. There are
also numerous manufacturing establishments,
such as machine shops, foundries, wagon
shops ETC., but, perhaps, the most impor-
tant industry is packing and curing of meats.
The growth of the Omaha stock yards and
the establishments incident thereto is
beyond conception in the east. The great
beef and pork packers of Chicago, recogniz-
ing the Importance of this market, have built
and are building enormous establishments
which signify the slaughter of many thousand
head of animals daily. armour, Ham
rnond, Swift, Underwood and Fowler
are names known the world over i'll the
pork and beef business, and all have
establishments in Omaha Armour and
Underwood have come recently, and have
created market which really believe will
in few years, be the greatest in the United
States, outstripping either Chicago or Kansas
City"
"What makes you think so!
HBecause we have the best location. The
state of Nebraska is the farthest point west
where corn. which is the basis Of beef and
pork, can be cheaply produced. It is near
the grazing grounds of the territories, and
the time has gone by when cattle can be
taken from the grasses of the plains and the
mountain parks and be marketed without
the fattening process of grain feeding. Re
cognizing this fact, many of the great cattle
companies of the far west are buying lands
in Nebraska and putting up enormous barns,
holding, in some instances, 5000 to 5,O0O
head Of cattle, for the purpose of stall feeding.
This, of course, affords the corn producing
farmer home market for his product, and
saves to him the cost of transportation to the
seaboard, which item is troublesome one
for the cause Of profitable farming"
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"With the increase of these industries" SEN
ator Manderson went on, "thero has been
most gratifying municipal improvement.
think Omaha is the best paved city in the
world having a population under 100000.
Although her streets are very wide, ranging
from so to 100 feet, she has nearly forty miles
of paved avenues, boulevards and streets; the
materials being Belgian block, asphal-
tum OF concrete base and cedar block
on concrete foundation. Omaha has a
good water supply, and of course the
usual other adjuncts of q modern live
city in the great west. She has gas, electric
ity, good theatres, churches, schools and good
hotels. She has good public library, good
street car lines, and some as fine residences as
ycu will find anywhere. She is fast con-
structing cable lines, and she is as near the
front as any town in the west"
"What do You think of Omaha compared
to Kansas City,"
al think Omaha is destined to be the great
metro,ols of 'he Missouri valley. Kansas
L.y Is our only rival, and it is on the lower
Missouri. Our relation to it is one of friendly
competition III growth rather than of antag-
onistic interests Kansas City today is prob
ably a third larger than Omaha, but do not
think her growth during the last seven years
has been proportionately as great as Omaha,
and believe that Omaha's increase will pro-
portionately increase until Omaha outstrips
Kansas City i'll population and in wealth."
FRANK G. CARPENTER.